Can a pay period be changed without notice?

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Can a pay period be changed without notice?

On my most recent paycheck, my employer only paid the first week of a bi-weekly pay period. On the check it has 01-08 to 01-14. All prior paystubs are bi-weekly. Can they change how we get paid

without prior notice, especially during an already established pay period? And, if so, when are they required to pay the difference?

Asked on January 25, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

In your state (Ohio), employees must be paid at least semi-monthly (by the 15th of a month and by the 1st of the following month) unless that industry generally or commonly has a longer payroll (e.g. if this industry/type of business traditionally and commonly pays monthly, and this can be proven). Assuming that's not the case and your employer has gone to semi-monthly payment, then on the 15th, you could have received payment for days worked up through the 14th (e.g. for the 8th to the 14th), then work from the 15th through the end of the month would be paid Feb. 1st.


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